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N0. 458,615. Patented Sept. l, 1 891.

UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes.

CHARLES CARR,I OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,615, datedSeptember 1, 1891.

Application filed September 20, 1890. Serial No. 365,683. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES CARR, of the city of Boston, county ofSuffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cash Counting, Registering, and indicatingMachines, of which the following is a specification.

The following, together with the accompan yin g drawings, havingreference-letters herein referred to, is a full and exact description ofthe said invention.

The nature of my invention relates to devices for counting, indieatin g,and registering'.

It consists of counting and registering wheels and indicating devices,actuating-le- Vers and devices for controlling their action,co-operative mechanism, and'combinations, substantially as hereinaftermore fully set forth.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front View in elevation whichrepresents the main features of a machine illustrating my invent-ion.Fig. 2 is an end elevation vof the same and is represented as restingupon a base containing a cash-drawer, which is co- Operative with themechanism above. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation corresponding to the frontview shown inFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective View showing the severalparts designated by letters D, D', D2, d, E, and e, separately from themachine as a whole. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing parts K, L, B, and7l, and their relative arrangement. Fig. G is a side elevation of one ofthe actuating-levers, pawl M, &c. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of thesame. Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating several parts and theirrelations, as indicated by reference-letters referring to thedescription of them in the specification later on. Figs. 9, 10, and 11are similar views of parts and their relations similarly designated.Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional elevation, plane of section parallel toand just inside of lefthand end framecasting, as shown in Fig. 1. Fig.13 is an enlarged plan of adding and resetting at Zero mechanism. Fig.1i is a plan of drawer-springs. Fig. 15 is a sectional end elevation ofcatch-rod C, with disk-rod ll and its lug H'.

The frame of the machine containing and supporting the operative partsconsists, in the main, of two end plates or castings F,

connected by rods G and other parts. This frame rests upon a basecontaining a cash drawer or drawers V. I

Any suitable case of ornamental or useful design may be made to restupon the base and inelose the other mechanism.

Arranged conveniently for observation at the top of the machine is aseries of numeral disks used to indicate Ithe Various sums to be takenaccount of. These disks rise into View singly, so indicating the sum tobe noted.

For the purpose of elevating these disks and operating other mechanism,as described hereinafter, a series of operating or actuating levers Aare provided and arrangedin abank, each having an accessible finger tapor key end, as appears in Figs. 1, 2, 6, and 12. One of these levers isshown in detail in Fig. G, together with a pawl M Afor controlling itsmovement by means of a rack A210 w', projecting upward centrally betweenthe finger-tap and the opposite end, on which is formed the lifter A3,and from which a segmental or arc-shaped tappet A', concentric to itspivot, springs upward and forward for the purpose of giving movement tothe other parts. Each lever has a tappetA' of a different length fromits neighbors, (see Figs. 2 and 12,) whereby the movement of themechanism is graduated by the length oi` the tappet, according to theamount of the sum to be noted. The pivot of lever A is at h and issupported in the frame. The indicating-disks are mounted on rods ll overthe lifter A3 on lever A, by which they are lifted, each by its ownlever. On rod H is a lug H', and a bell-crank C' carries a latch-rod atC for the purpose of catching under said lug and so holding up the rodil. A counter-weight C", attached to bellcrank C', keeps rod C incontact with rod ll and in engagement with lug H till otherwisereleased. For the purpose of releasing it a link CS depends from arm C2,inelosing the end of lever B, so that when the outer arm of lever ll isdepressed this link operates the bell-crank and so releases latch-rod Cfrom lug Il' and allows said rod Il to drop; but the lower end of linkC`` is adjusted over a fixed cam F' on the frame, so that afterreleasing latch-rod C from lug Il' the furthermovement of lever B, bymeans of the action of cam F', forces lilik Ci" off from the end oflever B, al-

lowing weight CAL to cause the crank-arm C to bring latch-rod C backagainst the rods H, ready to catch any one of the rods H by means oftheir' lug H whenever one shall be raised, as aforesaid. Lever Ahas itsoperating movement downward at the finger-tap A4. The first movement oflever A causes lever B, acted on at B to unlatch any indicating diskrodH which is being held up, as above described, allowing it to drop intouniform position with its fellows 0f the series.

As before stated, each tappet A varies from its neighbor in length,measuring thereby in its action the difference between one numeral andthe next on the counting-wheels. The numeral-wheels are marked N2 andare mounted beside and connected to the mutilated gears N on the sameshaft. The right-hand gear N on shaft O meshes with and gives impulse toright-hand gear N and is driven by pinion J, which is also on shaft O,and meshes with and is driven by gear I, the first moving gear of themachine. Gear I'receives its impulse from the catch or catch-pin D2 onthe short arm of lever D, the angle of which lever is pivoted to aswinging arm E, hung at d, its pivotal shaft, which is also afulcrum-rod to lever D, and shaft on which wheel I is mounted. Theimpulse is given by tappet A pushing rod D in the long arm of lever D,which lever on striking fulcrum-rod d causes catch D2 on its short arm,after having engaged with teeth of wheel I to give a movement to wheel Iproportionate to the length of the tappet A', and to the requisite andcorresponding movement communicated by it to the numeral-wheel throughwheel I, pinion J, shaft O, gear I, and gear N. As already stated, eachtappet A varies in length from its neighbor' the measure of the movementof the numeral-,wheel from one number to the next. Thus by the pressingdown of the corresponding key orv lever the desired numeral is made toappear.

The operation is as follows: The tappetA moves rod D attached tocrank-arm D,which is pivoted to swinging arm E, causing catchpin D2,which is fixed upon the crank-arm D, to engage wheel I, which is thefirst moving wheel. Then arm D comes in contact with fulcrum-rod d andpropels Wheel I, which, through pinion J, shaft O, gears N and N, movesthe numeral-wheel N2v the required number-space for a unit in the addingprocess-wiz., in the present case one-tenth of a revolution. Onfshaft Oare fastened the ratchet-wheels R, also the right-hand one of the seriesof gears N. The other five gears N are loose on the same shaft. On theside of numeral-wheel N2 and attached to it is the segment of a gear N*land a notched or scalloped disk N3, (see Figs. 9 and 11,) the notch orscallop being located adjacent to and radially coincident with thesegment. )Vhen the numeral-wheel N2 has about reached a multiple of tenand it becomes necessary to carry ythe registration forward i will allstand at the zero-point. i ing the hand-wheel O the shaft O is forced toto the next wheel, it is accomplished as follows-viz., the properlyadjusted segment N'L meshes into pinion I), which pinion is looselymounted on shaft p and meshes also with gear N (see Figs. 2,10, and 11,)turning it and through it the next gear N in the series a tenth of arevolution, so bringing forward the next number, the scalloped disk S orGeneva stop swinginginto notch n. Then as it rolls out again, one of itsscallops fitting to the periphery of disk N3, the pinion P is therebyprevented from turning farther, thus measuring the requisite movement.The likeV action is repeated through the series. For the purpose ofresetting the numeral-wheels at the zero-point the gears N have three(more or less) of their teeth cut awayin partz'. e., to about the widthof the face of gears N. (Seel Figs. 9,11, and 13.) The pinions P andGeneva stops S being hung in a frame which swings on shaft p', they areswung back out of mesh with gears N', disks N3, and segmental gears N1.This frame is operated by means of the handle t, attached to shaft p forthis purpose. The shaft O, being provided with a hand-wheel O, is movedendwise against a spring T, which it compresses. This endwise motiondisengages gears .I and I, so that shaft O may be turned free of gearl."

v I, and also brings gears N into the plane of,

the mutilation of oears N. By turningshaft" O the gears N drive thegears N until they" arrive at the position where the blank space`r ingear N is at the point of contact, when, as is obvious, gear N ceases todrive gear N and isl free to turn, which it does, until all the gears Nand N are in the same relation.

As the mutilation or blank space in gears N corresponds relatively tothe zero-point of the attached numeral-wheels,.it is obvious that whenall the gears N have reached the point of mutilation in gears N thenumeral-wheels ()n releasits normal position by spring T re-engaginggears .I and I and moving plane of the continuous or unmutilated teethof gears N. By swinging shaft p with pinions P and stops Sv forward intotheir normal position the mechanism is ready to resumeI the addingprocess. Returning now to the i movement of the keys or actuating-leversA,

during the downward movement of the iiny ger-tap A4 of this lever theratchet A2 w w travels toward the operator in a circular arc.Immediately over this ratchet is pivoted to a stationary part a pawl M,provided with a counterpoise M or weight, whichI keeps it in contactwith the ratchet. This pawl therei fore drags over as the ratchet passesunder it, and is ready thus to engage its teeth and prevent any backwardmovement during its passage. When it has passed the weight causes it tohang in such a position that the return of the ratchet will cause it todrag over it in the reverse direction and, as before, prevent anyretrograde motion until the pas- IOO gears N into the sage is completed,when it hangs, as before, ready for the next movement. A lock bolt orbar K is pivoted or hinged at 7L, so as to engage, when the drawer isclosed, with a suitable stop, as K, at the rear of the drawer, butdragging freely over it while the drawer is being closed by theoperator. It has attached the link L, by which the rod B passing throughlifts it by the action of lever A. Links L are long enough to permitlost motion-z'. e., give lever A time for its other functions beforeoperating it. The downward movement of the finger-tap A4 of lever Acauses a corresponding lifting of the opposite end beyond the fulcrum,which operates lever B, as before stated, so that a rod B for thepurpose in the end of lever B and passing through links L, connected tobar or bolt K, lifts said lock-bar K from stop K', when any suitablespring or springs UU, (see Figs. 2 and 14,) compressed by the closing ofthe drawer, immediately react and push the drawer open. These springsmay be of any preferred construction or maybe substituted by any othersuitable force. In Fig. l may be noted two horizontal rows or series ofrollers'a. There may be two or more rows. These rollers are journaled ina series of pendent hangers a, which hangers are also journaled orpivoted at ai. These hangers and rollers are alternated with and betweenthe actuating or key levers. Stops a on rod a5 at each end of the series(see bottom of Fig. l) allow the rollers .to separate horizontally inthe aggregate far enough to allow one lever only to pass at one timebetween them. The lever is made deep enough where it passes between therollers, so that it cannot leave one pair of rollers before it passesbetween another pair above or below it. Thus it is obvious that whileone lever is in operation the rollers prevent all others from beingoperated. A cam ai (see right-hand end of Fig. l) is provided, having akey-post as for turning it. Vhen it is desired to prevent all the leversfrom being operated, this cam is turned over toward the left. Thispushes all the rollersl horizontally into contact, or so nearly so, thehangers being suitably long as to prevent any lever from being operatedbetween them. When in the position shown, there is suiiicient space, andonly sufficient, to allow one lever only to operate at one time. Theindicating-disk corresponding to each lever A is lifted by said leverduring its operation by means of the lifter A3 at its inner end to thepoint where stop-bar C, before referred to, catches the lug H upon thediskrod H. Here it (the disk-rod) rests until the next operation ot' alever, whereby it is then caused to drop, as before described. Springs dand d2, Figs. 2 and l2, may be used to make positive the return movementof rod D catch-pin D2, and arm E.

The devices thus described have the advantages over other devices ofthis class of being more positive and certain in their action, simple,inexpensive, and durable. The parts may all be made of the samematerials as are ordinarily used in the construction of this class ofmachines.

l claiml. In a cash indicating and registering machine, theactuatinglever having a linger-tap at one end and disk-lifter at theother and an intermediate f ulcrum and segmental rack projecting upward,in combination with the fullmotion pawl, indicating-disk, and rod H, rodD, crank having catch D2, suspensionarm E, fulcrum-rod d, wheel l,pinion J, gear N, pawl r, ratcl1etwheel R, numeral-wheel N2, scallopeddisk N3, stop s, pinion l?, segment of gear N4, rod B', link L, lock-barK, and the money-drawer, cooperating substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The actuatin g-lever as constructed-viz., having the operating-key oringer-tap A'l and lifter A3 at opposite extremities from and at tachedto a central pivot 71 and the segmental rack A2 w w', and having thetappet A', also central but springing in a pivotally-concentric curvefrom the end near A3 and radially beyond the rack, substantially asshown.

3. The described actuating-lever having lifter A3, tappet A', and rackA2 w tu', pivot 7L, and finger-key, in combination with the full-motionpawl meshing with the rack lfrom above, substantially as described.

a. The link L and lock-bar K, to which it is pivoted, in combinationwith lever B, the rod B', made to travel in said link, the lever A, saidrod B being pivoted at Z), and the drawer, substantially as set forth.

l 5. The stationary cam F, in combination with lever A, lever B, linkC3, bell-crank l', rod C, indicator-rod H, lug H on rod H, andindicating-disk, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

G. The combination of the sliding' shaft O, ratchet-wheel R, pawl r,gear N, with the gear N, constructed with the toothless space occupyinga part of the width of its face, and the numeral-wheel N2, fixed to it,said gear N meshing with and turning gear N until its partly-toothlessspace is reached, whereby the two are disengaged, so leaving thezeropoint en said numeral-wheel N2 at the proper nor'mal position,substantially as described.

7. The combination of the swinging arm E, carrying the crank-lever andcatch D2, the said lever and catch, tappet A and first-moving wheel lco-operating, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

S. The sliding shaft O, its handnnut O', spring T, ratchet R, pawl 0',and gear N, in combination with the described mutilated gear N andnumeral-wheel for resetting, substantially as described.

9. The sliding' shaft O and spring T, in combination with wheels N,mutilated gear N, ratchets R, and their pawls, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

l0. The crank D e, having catch D2, meshing with wheel l, and having itspivotal sup- IIO port on the swinging` arm E, in combination with saidswinging arm E, tappet A, fulcrum-rod d, and wheel I, substantially asdescribed.

l1. The combination of the three-armed crank C C2 C", rod C, lug` ll',link C3, cam F', lever B, and lever A with and for the purpose ofcatching and dropping` indicating' disk-rod H, substantially asdescribed.

12. The combination of the actuating-lever A, rod B', lever B, link C3,cam F', and the bell-crank, substantially as and for the purpose ofoperating,` the indicating disk-rod, as set forth.

13. The combination of two or more horizontal rows of jonrnaled rollers,their hangers d', the stops d, and the actuating-levers having' a depthat the point of Contact sufficient to reach one row of rollers beforeleaving` the other, substantially as described,

ll. The combination of the cam di, the two or more horizontal rows ofjonrnaled rollers,

their pivoted hangers a', stops a, and the actuating-levers,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l5. The gravity-pawl constructed with sin gle -aeting` point andprovided with the connterpoise or weight M, in combination with the rackA210 tu', the lever A, having` members A A3, and the finger-tap A",substantially as described.

16. The stops a, in combination withv the cam ai, the double horizontalline of rollers a, their pivoted hangers, and thelever A, having' adepth equal to the span from one row or line to the next, substantiallyas described.

17. The partial-movement link L, pivoted to loclebar K, in combinationwith said bar, the long-throw lever A, and short-1novement lever B,substantially as described.

CHARLES GARR.

Witnesses:

F. M. Hoornn, It. L. GOBURN.

